Tape printing device

Details Tape printing device Tape printing device

1994-12-28

1999-03-23

Yan, Ren

Typewriting machines

Sheet or web

For feeding web record-medium

400 83, B41J 1502

Patent

active

058850163

ABSTRACT:
A tape printing apparatus for printing a series of characters on a tape including an input device to input a series of characters, and a display device coupled to the input device and configured to display the series of characters. A tape length calculator is coupled to the input device to automatically calculate a total length of tape to be printed based upon the series of characters. The printing apparatus further includes a unit selector to convert the total length into a displayed length of a selected unit of length selected from at least two different choices of units of length, and a tape length display for displaying the displayed length in the selected unit of length prior to printing. A storage device is coupled to the unit selector and is adapted to store the length unit as a selected display unit.

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